Today’s episode focuses on corporations, but from a different angle than you’re used to. Typically you hear about corporations and human rights in the context of corporate exploitation and immoral behavior. But what about corporations themselves having human rights? Can they? Should they? WILL THEY?
Well we at LegalTea decided to go to the expert Professor Nick Friedman to find out. Nick is a Fellow and Associate Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, Nick was a Corporate Lawyer in New York as Cravath. Aside from teaching, Nick researches how the inter-relationship between corporate law and public law, combining his corporate experience with his public law passion and knowledge.
In the episode we discuss the origin and history of the corporation, their treatment in Criminal Law and the unintended consequences in Human Rights, and whether corporations can actually be a moral agent.
This is a special episode to me because Nick was my professor back at Oxford and I credit the man for teaching me how to write essays properly which without I doubt I would have made it as far as I did in my career. I hope you enjoy the episode and get as much out of it as I did.
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